Valentin Radu and Vox Ama Deus:

In the twisted, labyrinthine backstage of the Kimmel Center, Valentin Radu, Romanian-born conductor, founder and creative guiding light of Vox Ama Deus, has shocked his ensemble of musicians and vocalists.  

The Riverside Symphonia brings unexpected musical excellence to both sides of the Delaware

John-Michael Caprio’s vision became a reality in 1990 at St. John the Evangelist’s Roman Catholic Church in Lambertville, N.J. The late Caprio, who was the esteemed director of music for the Archdiocese of New York City and had led scores of performances at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, felt that the region on either side of the Delaware River as it flows past Bucks and Hunterdon counties needed a classical music ensemble that would complement the rich arts heritage of the New Hope and Lambertville areas.

Ignat Solzhenitsyn’s Stellar Career’s Focus in Philadelphia

Ignat Solzhenitsyn remembers his first piano – in fact he still has it. The instrument itself is a dark brown baby grand Sohmer. It came with the farmhouse in Vermont to which his family moved 1976, two years after his father, Russian Nobel Prize-winning author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was exiled from the Soviet Union. 

World class musical training and performance at the Curtis

At the corner of 18th and Locust streets in Center City Philadelphia stands an imposing Romanesque building that suitably punctuates the architectural elegance of Rittenhouse Square. During the day, or sometimes in the evening, it is not uncommon to hear sounds emerge from its open windows - operatic voices climbing the scales or violins soldiering through Bach or Mozart.  

Santa Brought Me Cats makes the purrfect edition to traditional holiday tales.

Animals have never been much of a focus in the traditional tales of Christmas. Cartoon tales of Nestor the Long-Eared Donkey and Jingle Bell barking dogs aside, our four-legged friends haven’t really been given more to do than bray in manger scenes or be scolded for getting too close to the holiday tree.

WXPN's Helen Leicht celebrates 30 years in radio and the XPoNential power of Philly Local Musicians.

More than half a century ago, a controversial movement began on the streets of Philadelphia. Young men were gathering on street corners, raising their voices with a sound that raised concerns from their parents and made teenage girls swoon. Do-Wop, a predecessor to rhythm and blues, soul and rock and roll, was born here. And, in 1951, Philadelphia-based radio stations and their legendary disc jockeys became pied pipers in a new era of music.